Aussie Cricket | Leg Spin

New Points Allocation for Sheffield Shield

The Sheffield Shield will follow in the footsteps of the English County Championship by introducing competition points based on in-match performances rather than purely match results.

For as long as one can remember, Australian sides receive a simple six points for an outright victory. A draw and a loss returns no points, encouraging sides to play aggressively and push to finish the match.

However, teams began producing sub-par pitches in order to maximise the chances of a victory.

This was proving detrimental to the batsmen and spinners of the country, most notably during the 2012/13 season.

However, under the system used in England and South Africa, bonus points are awarded for runs and wickets within the first 100 overs of the first innings.

If the batting side scores 400 runs, they get four bonus points, for example.